Mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars.



F. H. BURR. MAIL DELIVERING MECHANISM FOR RAILWAY ems.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 13,1911. 1,054,63.

I Patented Feb. 25, 1913..

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

WWEMQS P. H. BURR. MAIL DELIVERING MECHANISM FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAB..13.1 911.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

3'SEBETSSHBET 2.

T's x i 4 M ya '1 F. H. BURR. MAIL DEEIVERING MECHANISM FOR RAILWAYCARS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 13, 1911. 1,05%,fi3, Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

3 SHEET8-SHEET 3.

I f B-ANK LIN H. Bonn, or ATLANTIC, IOWA.

mAIL-nEmv ERING MECHANISM FOR RAminAY-cARs.

$pecification of ietters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

.- 1 p Application filed March 13,1911. Seria1No 614422;

To all nrhomit may concern:

. 3truc tion;,comhinatnine and arrangements,'

livering 1 frame 1 into its operating. post lion,

as WlllI l'k. hereatterfullv described and .Be'it known that- I, FnaxnmxH. BURR, a claimed. 1 i 55 "citizen of the United States, residing at Itis further intended to provide a simple. Atlantic, in the county of Cassand State of durable, :and efficient constructit'ni. adapted low hatveinvented certain new and useful to the mail-cars now in use. that willtake.

Improvements. in- Mail-Delivering. Mechaup no room inside :tttU-"tht'llcould he used 'nism-for.Rail\vay-Ca1's; and Ido declare the for mailpurposes, and a mechanism that 50 following to be a'full, exact, andclear 'dewill form no obstruction in ;t.he use of the seri-ption of theinventioin'euchas willendoorwavof thecaixf r 10 ahlet-ithers skilled inthe art to which it. ap- 1n the drawings .11 igure 1 is a perspectivepertains to make and use the same. I view of a car and stationequipped-with this Thiain'vention relates to a;mail deliveringmechanism; Fig.2 is an end view of a car 65 iinechanism forrail-ivaya-ars,and has for its and station equipped with this mechanism;

object the auti-nnatic. delivery of mail from :with the mechanism inposition for the autoa movingtrain. in a safe and regular man; maticdelivery'of mail; Fig.3 is a side view f vner; into a receiver that isplaced in a proper ot' a car equipped with this'mechanisn'i in itsposition at stationswhere made are to he .rest orrarry position Fie'.-l-

an enlarged 7O delitered fronrthe train while moving, viewnt the loosecrankportion ot the autous-i-ng compresswl-airin an. automatic manmatiecar trip; Fig. 5 is an enlargedview ot' ner, to be taken from theair-brake system. thceqnipment as it is installed on the inside I :as amotive power toinake the deliveries. of the can. :and Fig. ti is .anenlarged view 'It consistSin comlii nation with a 0 oi" Y of the framelatch. delivering"- frame pivotally. attached to the Intllttll'tl\\ltlg5 the reference numbers armnlerneath'the doorway of thecar. and refer to the ditlerentparts that go together 25 adapted to belifted partially into the 'ar.- 'to make up the, car and. stationequipment in being placed in position :to receive the astreprescnted .hv thcditl'erent tigures,.that mail matter to he delivered, andmeans: foras-a =whole make. the car and station-equipautomatically tiltingamLupsetting the (lement that form this delivering mechanism. liveringframe in such a manner as .to do and the. following is a description ofthe 30 llVtilflt'llOlllzlllH placed thereon for delivery ditt'crentparts referred to by mnnerals and intothe station roadside receiver,placed .in -tl1eiri.iscs. properposition to receivethe deliveries.. rI'locarrv out the mail delivering operation -lt also consists incombination with a car for which this mechanism is intended; I and thestation.equi.pn1ent.;of-a car trip. that pl'tlVltlt ,in, each doorway ofa car from 35 is pivotally connected to the car underframc \vjhichmailsare, to he delivered a deliver underneath the .caif and adaptedItoengage fran-ie-l which ispivotally attached to the with astationtrip-placed in ite line of travel undertran-le Tot the caifon theoutside and in'sucli a manner as to vibrate the car-trip Lunderheath thedoorway of the car. .withthc from right to lefh-and-trom left to right.at "slotted,hangers 2, 2,.and is adapted to slide it) right angles withthe car. in such a manner downwardinthe slotted hangers on its that theconipreseed-air that is used .as a pivotal points 3, 3, whichare studsrigidly motive poweris. automatically released-into attached tothedelivering frame 1 for that a compressed air operating c \;'linder. insch. puposeaincperzltion toits rest or carry pomanner as to i-nal c theautomatic delivery sition asns shown in Fig. 3.

45 ot mails placed in )o sitiontfor deliver v,- into. ..--flhedelivering frame l is in a rectangular .the station roadsidereceiver.torm and -is made of steel or other suitable Itv also .r-onsists otstation equipment material and, is provided with a bail 12 placed (in,properposition at places where jwhichis pivotally attached to thevertical i1 iails.a'ie tot-lie delivered from trains while. parts oft-hetrinnand isadapted to fold down f 50 moving. and I adaptedto receivethe ce close to the delivering frame l when in its ,lireries with safetyand regularity. l L restjor carry position, and. is used as a Italsoconeists of certa'in otlier novelcon-g means orphan dle by which toraise, the de- ,as is shown in Fig. "2.

The hall 1;. is gadapted to turn on its pivotal points forward and down.or out of the car. hackwanl and up into the car: in turning haeluvardand up.

it is adapted to contact with the horizontal portion of the rim of thedelivering frame 1 to the delivering frame a an angle of 47) degrees,whenin this position it forms a 1 back wall for the delivering frame 1to keep the mail placed on the frame for delivery in its place. and inthe operation of the delivering frame 1 in a manner directs the angle ofthe descent of the mail that is being delivered. The dcavcring frame 1is also provided with the lateral brace 3"- with its lateral portionwider than the vertical rim of the delivering frame for the purpose offtn'ming a step to get in and out of a car, and vertical brace rods.

The slotted hangers 2. '2, are rigidly attached to the underframe of thecar. vertically atthe door sill of the car. and horizontally to theunderframe, and to the stirrups 7, 7, which are rigidly attached to thesteps of the ar 8. The slots 2. 2, are partly in a vertical and partlyin a horizontal position. The horizontal portion of the slots forms asupport for the delivering frame 1 in its operating position by means ofthe studs 3, 3, being adapted to slide with the frame to its upward andoperating position, and resting in the horizontal portions of theslotted hangers Q, v

To keep the delivering frame 1 from sliding forward, in such a manner asto cause it to tilt, or upset, or prenniturely operate I provide thetloor stud 2 and the frame latch 15. The stud 2 is rigidly attached tothe floor of the car in such a manner as to keep the delivering framefrom sliding forward until it is released from contact with this stud inregular automatic operation. The frame latch 15 is rigidly attached tothe inside of the'car in such a manner that when the delivering frame 1is lifted and turned back into the car, into its operating position therim of the frame strikes the beveled portion of the latch in such amanner as to force the latch back and allow the delivering frame 1 torest in its operating position; in this position the rim of thedelivering frame has passed below the latch 15 in such a manner as toallow the latch to re sumc its normal or latchposit-ion as is shown inFig. 2, in which position it keeps the dclivering frame 1 from tilting,in such a manner as to release it from safety stud 2 and upsettingprematurely. In carrying out this delivering operation, I provide acoin- -pressed-air operating cylinder 4:. Which is rigidly attached tothe car underfram'e 7, as

shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and is connected by suitable pipes to valves andreservoirs necessary, to, the regular auxiliary reservonof the car. thesaid reservoir being apart of the air-brake system with which allmailcars are equipped, and to the delivering frame 1, by means of cablechain 5. There is also provided the pulley frame (3, to which ispivotally attached the pulley frames 9 and 9, as shown in Fig. 2'.

The compressed air-operating cylinder 4, is of the usual air-brakecylinder construction, and is provided with a piston 4 and return spring14, and with a piston pulley frame 11, to which is pivotally attachedthe pulley l0, and with lugs 13. There being 110 operating or swinginglever attached to the cylinder here shown, the piston pulley frame 11.and pulley 10, with lugs 13 and chain 5, being used in place of anoperating lover. I provide for the operation of this compressed-airoperating cylinder 4, and the delivering frame 1, by connecting thedelivering frame at or near its lateral center with the cable chain 5running it. under pulley frame 9 and over pulley frame 9, and underpulley 10, and fasten the same in a stationary manner to the lug 13,which forms a part of the superstructure of the compressedair operatingcylinder 4, without; slack in the chain 5, when the delivering framel,tnd the piston of the operating cylinder 4, are in their operatingpositions as is shown in Fig. 2. To operate this mail-delivering'inechanism automatically, the delivering frame is raised into the caras has been described, and placed in its latched and safety position,the mail or other matter for delivery is placed on the frame withoutanyspecial preparation of the mail or other matter to be delivered; thecompressedair is automatically released into the compressed-airoperat-ing cylinder 41, (as will-be hereafter described) in such amanner as to force the piston with pulley 10 attached to the positionshown of the piston with the pulley frame 11, attached in the dottedlines to the same. In this position the distance is contracted betweenthe stationary end of chain 5, and the place where attache-7. to thedelivering frame 1, twice the distance of the stroke of the piston withits attached pulley frame, and correspondingly tilts and upsets thedelivering frame 1, by means of this contraction, thereby dumping anddeliver-- mg the mail or other matter placed on the frame for delivery,and chan lng the position of the delivering frame rom its operating tolts rest or carry position. The compressed-air operating cylinder isvented of.

,its back air-pressure automatically through the operating valve 34. Thecoil return spring 14, returns the piston with its pulley frame attachedto its normal or operating position.

To make an automatic delivery of mails from a moving train and usecompressedair as a motive power, I provide a car trip vibrates the cartrip from right to left and from left to right in ,such a manner asto,

' matic delivery of mail from a moving train,

20, which-in connection with the station trip 16, when: a train moving,vibrates]the car trip 20 in such a manner as. to release thecompressed-airstored 1n the maihaux-f iliary reservoir- 41, in anautOmatic-manner,

into'the compressed-air operating cylinder. The car trip 20-,is a Y,shaped rod "that is rigidly attached to the.rock-shaft 21 by means ofhangers21 21?, which in tili'n are pivotallyattached to -a piece ofsheet metal 22, with hangers 22, 22L,,in such a manner as to contactwith-the" station trip 46,;which open the air-operating valve 34, andreleasing'the =conipressed-air into the cylinder 4. To further providefor t e auto- 1 provide the loose crank 26, whichis loosely attached tothecar trip rock-shaft 21', be-

tween the brackets 27, 27, whichare rigidly attached to the car tripi'ock-shaft '21, and, are provided with. the connecting vand crank pin28, in such a-manner that in the vibrartion of the car trip,:loose crank26,, turnsv on the car trip rock-shaft 21, untillpin 28,

is brought againstthe right angled portion of the loose crank 28, whichforms .a rigid,

connection of the loose crank 26, to the,'

rock-shaft 21, and causes the loose'crank to turncorrespondinglydownward, and be; ng connected to the emergency lever 17,,by,

means of the rod 29, causes a-corresponding downward 1 movement of the:emergency lever 17, which;is pivotally connected to fulcrum bracket 17:(whichlisarigidl attached to the floor of the ear) whic causes acorrespondinguupward movement of the end of the emergency lever to whichis slidingly and pivotally attached the valve lift 32, the L portion ofwhich extends under the valve stem 33, forcing the valve .stem

by this upward movement into an operating positionj that releases thecompremcd-air into the compressed-air,operating cylinder 4, andforcesthe piston with its connections intothel position heretofore described,and, causing the automatic delivery of mailas has been described.To-further provide'fer the" automatic operation of. this mail dliveringmchanisrrnand to provide against the premature delivery of mailplaced'in port in operative position, I providethe valve,

* latch 37 which is'of latch construction, as

is shown in Fig, 5, and is slidingly and pivotally attached to the valvelift 32, and is operating adaptedto be manually slid into operatingpositiom by means of It's attachment to the lever 35 i'vhih is slidinglyfulcru 'ned to the rack stanchions or to a bracket 'rigidlyattache ditothe side of the car for that'purpose and which is adapted to slide upand down and workforward and backward as is requiredfinthe bracket asdescribed, and is pivotally and correspondin 1y attached to thevalvelift37. The valvel toslide the, valve lift 32-,"forward' on the free end.o'ffthe emergency lever 17 to which it is slidin ly attached,andsecurely latch the valve lift 32in its operating position, by

means of the'latch with the valve lift attached being drawn forward bymeans of atch is adapted the lever 35, in "such a manner that thesettinguntil it is releasedfrom its. latched latchfportionf willhlatch"on the catch 39, which is rigidly attached to the rack stanchionforthat purpose. The. free end of the'l atch is 'adaptedto rest'on the stud39", which is ,attached to" the emergency:

lever for that purpose bringing' the latch 37 and the lever 35, intotheposition as-shown by the dotted lines of the valve latch and levertowhich it is attached. In thispositionfit is obvious that the raisingof the emergency lever either' in its automatic or manual operationfthatthe valve latch 37- will be released automatically "from its latchedposition, and'the'valve lift 32 and the valve latch willlbe drawn out oftheir operating position automatically 'by means of thefcoil returnspring 43, which isp10perly attached to the emergency lever 17 and tothevalve lift for that purpose, into their To further *pr'osafe andcarry positions. vide 'for the automatic operation of this mechanism 1provide the frame latch 15, which is rigidly attached to the frame work'ofthe door on the inside of the car, in such a manner that whenthedelivering frame 1,

isplaced in its operating position, the latch portion will be above therim of the deliveringframe as is shown'.i'nF1g.-5, in thisv position itsecurely "fastens the delivering frame from sliding fbrward, tilting oruppositionjeither inrthe automatic or manual operation of the device. Toprovide for the automatic release of the delivering frame 1,]vihen inlatched 'position,l provide the loam latch 18, to which is pivotallyattached the pinions 19, 1'9, and is provided with the handle 18 for itsmanual'operation. The framelatchis also provided with pinion 19, andcompression spring 16 for the purpose of automatically. forcing thelatch out of its latchedfpos ition and to return it to its operatingpositionl Vith the pairts heretofore described in theirrespectiveoperating positions, it is ob- .yiousthatany meansWhetherautomatic or manual that raises the latch rain, will release theframe latch, the valve latch, raise the emergency lever 17. raise thevalve lift 3; l'illfll lllt valve stem t? in such a manner as to allowthe compressed-air stored in the mail auxiliary reservoir to tlow intothe operating cylinder l, through the pipe connections in such a manneras to force the piston and its connections into operation. To providefor the adjustment of the stroke of the car trip it), and itsconnections with the operating valve 34, I provide the connecting rod:2! with the tension spring 30 and the nut 31. for the purpose ofcushioning the stroke of the car-trip with the tension spring, and theadjustment of the stroke by the manipulation of nut 31. To furtherprovide for the automatic operation of this mechanism I provide thecartrip mechanism with the handle which is connected to the rim ot thedelivering frame with chain it in such a manner that when the deliveringframe l is placed in operating position that by means of the handle 23being attached to the delivering frame 1, it correspondiugly draws thecar trip from its safety and carry position as is shown in the positionof the ear trip .20 in the dotted lines 20 in Fig. 2, to its operatingposition as is shown in Fig, 2 o the. car trip 20. To return and carrythe our trip 20 in its safety position, I provide the coil return spring25 which is rigidly'attached to the rock-shaft of the ear trip and tothe sheet metal piece The sheet metal piece 2'2 to which is attached thecar trip with its -connections takes the place of buckets and bracesthat would be necessary to properly anchor the ear trip .20 in itsplace, and also serves as a protection from the weather and otherconditions of the workingparts of the (:illl'li) .20 and itsconnections.

'lo provide-a supply of compressed-air at all times for the purpose ofsupplying motive power to the mail delivering mechanism I provide thesupply pipe -tlwhich is properly connected to the train pipe thatsupplies the regular auxiliary train reservoir with its supply ofcompressed-iiir, and to the mail auxiliary reservoir 41, also providingthe check valve l? for the purpose of retaining the supply olcompressed-air in themail auxiliary under proper pressure... when thesupply and pressure, of the compressed-air, in the regular trainauxiliary reservoir is reduced in the operation of the -train air-brakesystem. 'lo'further provide for the automatic operation of the carmechanism. I provide at the stations where decar trip fromright to left,and from left to right, sutiieiently for the purpose of actuating thenecessary mechanism to make the automatic delivery of the mail at ornear the point where the trip rail 46 is placed.

To provide for, the automatic delivery of the mails from a train onwhich this mail delivering mechanism is used, moving at any rate ofspeed, and to receive as many deliveries of mail or other matter from asmany doors of the car or succeeding cars, as may be equipped with thedelivering mechanism, I provide a station roadside receiver which is anexcavation placed in length parallel with the track and of sufiieientdepth to receive the deliveries at places where deliveries are to bemade, of suiticient length that a train at the highest speed cannot passthe receiver before the delivery is made. with sloping sides 47 and endsto avoid a direct impact of the mails to be delivered, with the sidesst? reinforced against lateral pressure and to retain the sides and endsin their operating condition, with concrete or other suitable material,with drain tile 48' and cinders or other like material suitable fordraining purposes, with a bottom covered with sand 43 of siitiieientdepth to form a cushion for the mails delivered into it, and as aretarder against the mo mentmn of the deliveries in the direction inwhich the train is going. with the trip station rails iii and a hood 4?over the sloping ends to at all times keep the delivered mails withinthe roadside receiver.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings. the construction. mode of operation,

and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. and variouschanges in the Form. proportion and minor details of' my invention mayhe resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention orsacrificing any of the principles or advantages thereof.

\Vhat I claim as new isl. in a mail delivering mechanism forrailway-cars. a delivering-trame having pivotal connections with itssupporting, frames. rectangular in form. with brace rods verticallydisposed. a lateral brace bar adapt- 47 ed to he used for a step, withoutwardly/ disposed pivotal studs centrally located in thesuperstrm-ture of'the said deliveringt'rame. and adapted in itsdelivering operationto.tilt and upset from a horizontal to a verticalposition. substantially as described.

In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars. in combination with acarand its supporting frames, a delivering frame rectangular in form,with its outwardly disposed pivotal studs centrally located inthesupcrstructure of the said delivering-frame, pivotally connected to saidcar and supporting frames, and adapted to be raised from itsvertical orcarry position on the outside and underneath the car door, to a'horizontal railway-cars, the combination of a delivering frame, havingpivotal connection with said car, hangers rigidly connected to said carand 'sup'portingframes, and provided with horizontal-and verticallydisposed slots that are adapted to receive the said deliver ingrfraniewith its pivotal studs outwardly disposed, and form apivotal, andsliding connect-ion of the said deliveringframe to the said car,substantially as described.

l. in a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars. in combination withacar and supporting frames, a delivering-frame pivotally attached to"said car, by means of th PlYOlfll outwardly disposed studs centrallyattixed to-the said delivering-frame, and the slotted hangers whichareiri'gidly attached to said car and supporting frames, the saiddelivery-frame adapted to be raised up avard in the vertically disposedslots of the said slotted hangers and be turned back in a horizontalpositiomand partially slid 'back' into the car door in operatingposition. and resting on the horizontalportmn of the slotted hangers, aframe latchrlgldly attached to frame of the door inside, and a studrigidly attached to the am for the purposes na'med'and as described.

In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars," in combination withthey car, a

delivering-frame pivotally andsslidingly at-' t-achcd to the said car,and ada ted' to'be raised upward and partially bar: mto the car in ahorizontal operating '-pos1t1on.- a

compressed-air operating "cylinder. verti-" cally and rigidly disposedthrough the floor of said car. with a piston'to which is at" tached apiston rod, to which IS. attached a pulley frame with a pulley pivotallyattached. and means for connecting the said delivering frame with thesaid operating cylinder in an actuating manner. substan-' tially asdescribed. i c v 6. In a mail delivering mechanlsm delivering framepivotally and slidingly at-' tachcd to the 'car underframe, outside andfor railway-cars, in combination with a car ato latchthe saiddelivering-frame securely in its operating position, a stud-rigidly attached to' the floor of the car to prevent the said delivering-framefrom sliding except automatically in operation, an L sha ed pulley framewith pulleys pivotally att'ac edand rigidly connected to'the underframeof the car, a compressed-air operating cylinder with a piston and pistonrod to which is rigidly attached a pulley frame with a pulley pivotallvattached to said pulley frame, a lug 13 which'is a part of thesupporting frame. of the compressed-air operating cyl inder, 'a chain .5connected to the rim of the lever part-10f the said delivering frame,and adapted to go under pulley 9, over pulley 9, under the pulley frame11. and.be'st-ationarily attached to the lug 13 placed on thecompressed-air operating cylinder for that purpose, and means forautomatically recausing by the downward stroke of thepis-- ton with apulley pivotally attached to a pulley frame'that is rigidly attached tothe t connecting end of the piston rod, of said .piston, the contractionof the distance between the said delivering-frame'and the said lug 13 insuch a manner as to cause the delivering-frame'to which the free end ofthe .said chainis connected, to tilt and upset,

from its horizontal and operating position toits rest and carryposition, when released from its frame latch position, for the'purposesnamed and substantially as described.

8. In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination witha car's car'trip, Y shaped in .form, thus forming its own lateralbraces, pivotally attached to a. piece-of sheet metal, which is rigidlyand vertically attached to the car underframe, in combination with adelivering frame, and ('UZDPI'QSSQd-tlll means for actuating it, adaptedto vibrate outwardly and upwardly in the direction in which a car ismoving, and means for automatically vibrating the same in the mannerdescribed.

9'. In a mail deliveringanechanism for railway-cars, in combination witha car, a car 'tr-ip adapted when lnflpelflllOfl to be at times looselyattached, and at times rigidly attached to the under-frame of the canwith a piece of sheet metal re 'tangular in form, a coil tens1on springrigidly attached to the said rocking bar and o the said sheet metal,

for the purposes set forth and as described. 13'0" It). in amail-delivering mechanism for ids .with a chain at the free end of saidlever:

to the rim of the said delivering-frame substantially as described.

11. In a mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination witha ,car, a car trip, adapted attimes to be pivotally attached to saidcar, a rocking bar to which is pivotally attached the crank lever 26which is kept in its crank position by meansof brackets 27, 27, whichare connected to gether with c ank pin 28, which is adapted to contactwith the latched portion of the cank thereby making a rigid connectionof the crank to the rocking bar 21 and causing the said loose crank toturn correspondingly with the said rocking'bar for the purposes namedand as described.

12. In a mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination witha car, a car trip adapted when in operation at times to be rigidlyattached, and at times loosely attached to a rocking bar, the saidrocking bar pivotally attached to a piece of sheet metal of arectangular form and adapted to be rigidlv attached to the carunder-fra'me, forming a supporting frame for the car trip in its pivotalposition, as well as its own lateral braces and brackets, substantiallyas described.

1 In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination with acar, a car trip pivotally connected to. said car, a hose crank leverwhen in operation, adapted at tin'ies to be rigidly attached, and attimes loosely attached to the rock-bar that supports the said T211 trip,a rod supporting a tens on spring and nut, and adapted,

at times to pivotally and at times to rigidly connect the saidrock-shaft with the car trip rigidly attached thereto, to the emergencyoperating lever, and cause the said emergency operating lever to move inthe same direction the loose-crank lever moves when the said loose-cranklever is brought into rigid connection with the rock-shaft, by means ofthe vibration of the said car trip, substantially as described.

14. In a mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination witha car, a 'car trip pivotally connected to said car, a loose-crank leverat times pivotally and at times rigidly connected to the rock-bar of thesaid car trip. a rod supporting a tension spring that is adapted tocushion the excess movement of the said car trip. a

not on said rod adapted by manipulation to adjust the stroke of theemergency lever, connecting the said 1mise=crauk-lc er to'the saidemergency lever. which is pivotally fulcrumed to a bracket that isrigidly attached to the floor of the car, that is adapted to tilt in itsautomatic operation, supporting -an L shaped valve liftin its automaticfunctions, by meansof the upward slide and latch into and out of itsoperatingposition by means of a valve latch which is plvot-aliyconnected to the said valve lift and a. setting lever which is pivotallyand slidably fulcrumed with a bracket attached to't-hemail rackstanchion which allows the said lever to slide upward and downwardforward and backward in its latching or setting of the valve lift, inposition for its automatic functions, sub

stantially as described;

16. In a mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination witha car, a delivering-frame pivotally attached to the said car, a car tripadapted in operation at times to be pivotally and at times to be rigidlyattached to the said car, a lever rigidly connected to the said car tripin a right angular manner with the free end of said lever pivotallyc0nnected to the rim of the delivering-frame in such position that inraising the said delivering-frame into its operating position the samemovement also brings the said car trip into its operating position, acrank lever adapted at times when in operation to be pivotally and attimes to be rigidly attached to the said trigger, a connecting rodsupporting a tension spring for the purpose of cushioning the excessmovement of the said crank lever, and a nut adapted to regulate thestroke of the operating lever, an operating and emergencv lever, adaptedto balance up and down in its automatic or manual operation, with an Lshaped valve lift slidingly attached to the said emergency and operatinglever to which is pivotally attachedv a valve latch adapted to latch thesaid valve lift in,

the mail rack stanchion, a mail auxiliary reservoir rigldly attached tothe said our and adapted -to store the compressed-air, and a check valveto retain the compressed-air 1n the ma l auxiliary reservoir, that isused to operate the mechanism new used in the operation of themail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars, and means to automaticallyor manually release the same in such a manner as to cause the, saiddelivering frame to tilt, slide 'forward and upset, changing the saiddelivering frame from its operating to, its rest or carry position,thereby delivering the mail placed on the said delivering. frame,substantially as described. r

17. In a mail delivering-mechanism for railway-cars, in combination witha car and railway cars,in combination with a car rail-' railroadtrack anautomatic car trip pivotally connected to the car, 'a station trip,rigidly attached to the ties of the railroad track, in the line oftravel of the said automatic car trip, said stat-ion trip adapted totransversel vibrate the said car trip, outwardly ant upwardly in itsautomatic operation.

18. In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars, incombination witha car .and railroad track, a station trip rigidly attached to the saidrailroad track in a diagonal outward and upward position for the purposeof deflecting from its line of travel, a car trip vertically disposed inline with the outward perpendicular line of the car to which it ispivotally attached, which when moving vibrates a car trip and its connections snfiiciently to set in motiona compressed-air actuating means usedfor the purpose of delivering mails from a car while moving,substantially as described.

19. In a mail delivering mechanism for road track, a partially excavatedroadside station receiver, with sloping sides and ends, placed parallelin length with the railroad track, with hood covered ends, and means fordraining it of Water, with a bottom covered with sand or other likecushion and retarding material, with rigidly attached station trips,that are adapted to set in motion a mechanism that when the car is moving, delivers the mails from the car into a station roadside receiver,substantially as described.

20. In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in coi'nbinationwith a car and railroad track, a car trip. pivotally coun'ected to apiece of sheet metal that is rigidly attached to the outward verticalportion ofthe car undertrmne and adapted in its operation to vibrateoutwardly and upwardlv in the direction in which the car is moving, astation trip rigidly attached to the tires of the railroad track in theline of travel of the pivotally connected car trip, ina diagonal upwardand outward position, to intercept the car trip and cause it to vibrateoutwardly and upwardly, corresponding to the plane of the statimrtrip, astation roadside receiver, lengthwise disposed parallel to the track,partially excavated, with sloping sides and ends, to avoid the directimpact of mails to be received, and adapted to be placed between thetracks of a railroad, and means for automatically delivering mails intothe said receiver, substantially as described.

21. In a mail delivering mechanism for railway cars, in combination witha car and railroad track, a partially excavated roadside mail receiverwith sloping sides and ends, adapted to be placed between the tracks ofa railroad, and receive packages from cars moving on' either track, withtrips to set in motion in a compressed-air actuating means carried bythe passing car, with the sloping sides and ends reinforced to keep thesaid receiver in proper form and condition, with the bottom preparedwith cindcrs. course gravel, drain tile, or other material used fordrainage purposes, with a top dressing of sand sullicient to form acushion and momentum retnrdcr for the delivered mails,

and with hoods at the ends of the receiver to keep the delivered mailswithin its boundaries, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

FRANKLIN H. B URR. \Vitnesscs:

Tuos. l. Bnnnnur, H. C. Jones.

